Adult-onset attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder as neuroadaptation: rethinking attention in the modern environment

Daniel Jesudason, Henry Braithwaite, Henry Nitschke, Royce GohFaculty of Health , Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Stephen AllisonCollege of Medicine , Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Luke Sy-Cherng Woon, Jeffrey CL LooiSocial Psychiatry and Epidemiology Research Unit, School of Medicine and Psychology, College of Science and Medicine, The Australian National University, Tarun Bastiampillai

Australasian Psychiatry

Published online on July 03, 2026

Abstract

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ObjectiveTo examine the recent rise in adult-onset Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) through a biopsychosocial lens and comment on whether such diagnoses may relate to neuroadaptive responses to the attention economy.ConclusionsThe ...